One lesson learnt from COVID-19 and its ensuing global economic crisis is the fact that the world is unprepared for food security. Leading food producers have placed limitations on the export of agricultural goods from their territory.
The World Bank estimates that approximately 40 million people have entered the category...
It is rather unfortunate that now that schools have re-opened after a long lull as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (TEWU) have embarked on an industrial action over what the union terms ‘unfair treatment by government’.
We understand that for about two years,...
In view of security and data breaches across the globe by cybercriminals, government has taken a bold step to confront the increasing and obvious risks which the state faces by enacting the cybersecurity act 2020, Act 1038.
The Act is to regulate cyber issues and also empower the Authority with...
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana Mr. Sugandh Rajaram, speaking at the AgriTech West Africa 2023 Exhibition, called for greater cooperation between India and Ghana in the area of agriculture and rural development.
The call for agricultural partnerships between India and Ghana has become increasingly important under the AfCFTA, which presents...
President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GBA), John Awuah, predicts a seismic revolution in the country’s financial technology (fintech) ecosystem, whereby banks will metamorphose into huge fintechs.
And, to him, that future is not going to be a very distant one. Mr. Awuah noted that the revolution is what...
Last week, the Ministry of Finance and International Finance Corporation (IFC) convened business leaders in the country to share ideas for ramping up investment toward sustainable growth and job creation, dubbed the Mutual Prosperity Dialogues.
An issue foremost in the minds of businesses, as gleaned from the interaction, was that...
Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union Delegation have launched a campaign dubbed ‘No Place Like Home’, to throw light on the dangers of illegal migration and provide hope for persons who are contemplating using illegal routes in travelling to migrate for survival.
Seeking...
The ranging novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has suppressed import and export trade. The volume of goods passing through the country's two seaports declined by 44.9 per cent to 3.77 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2020.
Data from the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) shows that total throughput reduced from...
Post Brexit uncertainties are playing out seriously as banana exporters are beginning to feel the brunt. Already, we are told UK companies have begun rejecting imports from Ghana as the country and Britain have failed to reach a trade agreement.
Banana exporters have lost 20% of their exports to the...
